#783: The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited — How to Get Uncommon Results by Doing the Opposite, Aiming with Precision, and Aiming for the Unrealistic

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs, this is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. This time around, instead of a long form interview, deconstructing a world class performer, I thought I would do something Different. This time around I'm going to revisit the book that started it all, what put me on the map, so to speak. Way back in two thousand seven, the four hour work week. It is completely nuts to think that the 20th anniversary is just around the corner in a few years. And many of you readers, many of you listeners often ask me what I would change or update. But in my mind, an equally maybe more important question is what wouldn't I change? What are the things that have stood the test of time that that have not lost any potency, the things that I revisit most often. And this episode is intended to answer that. It features three chapters from the audiobook of the four hour work week that are time tested. These are the things that have changed my life tremendously, that I continue to use to improve my life to get back on track. They represent tools and frameworks that millions of you

have read and I have seen hundreds and thousands of successful case studies. They do work. The chapters are narrated by the great voice actor Ray Porter, and just as a quick review a quick primer. The four hour work week is written in four sections, each corresponding to a letter in the acronym DEAL. Which stands for definition, elimination, automation, and liberation. The chapters you're going to hear are from The section D is for definition. Why is this? Well First things first. It comes first. If you want to craft your best life

in your ideal lifestyle to do it proactively, not reactively. These chapters should help. It's very programmatic. It lays it out. If you want to maximize your per hour output, whether that's four hours a week, 40 hours a week, or 100 hours a week, the approaches are the same and definition is the most important first step. So I really hope you enjoy them. These are the bedrock of the four hour work week. And they are timeless in part because I borrowed a lot of these from best practices.

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